Section of Stagecoach Road alignment extinguished in Apache Junction
City of Apache Junction
The Stagecoach Road alignment federally patented easement from Junction Street to Tamarisk Street alignment has never been maintained by the city and is not classified as a local roadway.
A federally patented easement of the Stagecoach Road alignment from Scenic Street to the Tamarisk Street alignment in Apache Junction has been extinguished.
The council voted unanimously Aug. 5 as part of a consent agenda with other items to approve a resolution extinguishing the easement.
Federally patented easements were created by federal law and inherited by the city from Pinal County upon city formation and subsequent annexations. They are the means where properties are accessed by citizens in portions of Apache Junction to mitigate the need of acquisition to serve access to otherwise landlocked parcels, Project Engineer Raquel Schatz said in a memo to the council.
The federally patented easements typically are a total of 66 feet in width with 33 feet on each side of common parcel lines, she said.
The Stagecoach Road alignment federally patented easement from Junction Street to Tamarisk Street alignment has never been maintained by the city and is not classified as a local roadway, Schatz said.
“The owner of both properties filed an application for the extinguishment. They are seeking an extinguishment for general landscaping to enhance both their properties and possible future development,” she said. “Once the easement has been extinguished, the property owner can landscape between their two properties meanwhile closing it to the public for safety concerns.”
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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